Geography, International Relations
In News: India and Bangladesh signed an interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact between them in over 25 years.
- The two sides also decided to start negotiations on a comprehensive trade pact and strengthen cooperation against terrorism and radicalism.
- Besides the agreement on the Kushiyara water-sharing, the two sides signed pacts on railways, space, IT and media.
What is the interim agreement on Kushiyara water sharing?
- There were 54 rivers that pass through the Indo-Bangladesh border
- India and Bangladesh had signed the Ganga water treaty in 1996 for sharing waters of Ganga for a period of 30 years.
- Bangladesh has sought the early conclusion of the Teesta water sharing agreement, which has been hanging since 2011 due to opposition from West Bengal.
- The current agreement will benefit southern parts of Assam state in India and the Sylhet region in Bangladesh.
Kushiyara river
- Kushiyara River is a distributary river in Bangladesh and Assam.
- It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River when the Barak separates into the Kushiyara and Surma.
- The waters of the Kushiyara originate in the state of Nagaland and pick up tributaries from Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.
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Source: Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Q.1) Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers? (2022)
- Cauvery
- Manjira
- Pennar
- Tungabhadra
Q.2) Consider the following pairs: (2022)
Reservoirs States
- Ghataprabha — Telangana
- Gandhi Sagar — Madhya Pradesh
- Indira Sagar — Andhra Pradesh
- Maithon — Chhattisgarh
How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?
- Only one pair
- Only two pairs
- Only three pairs
- All four pairsg